Calyx Krater with the Death of Orpheus in the Getty Villa, July 2008

Mixing Vessel with the Death of Orpheus
Greek, Made in Athens, 460-450 BC
Terracotta
Red-figured calyx krater attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter

Inventory # 80.AE.71

Text from the Getty Villa museum label.


Villa Giulia Painter
active: about 470 B.C. - 440 B.C. Athens, Greece
Vase-Painter
Greek

The Villa Giulia Painter decorated vases in Athens during the period from about 470 to 440 B.C. He worked primarily in the red-figure technique, but he also produced some white-ground pieces. Most of his work appears to have been on large vessels, especially kraters of various forms. The Villa Giulia Painter usually favored quiet scenes, but he also included many depictions of Dionysiac religion and unusual myths. As with most ancient artists, the real name of the Villa Giulia Painter is unknown, and he is identified only by the stylistic traits of his work. Scholars named him after a krater in the Villa Giulia Museum in Rome.

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